3 Nevada youth conservation projects win grants

6:53 PM,
May 23, 2013

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Thursday announced $4.2 million in grants to support conservation employment and mentoring opportunities for more than 600 young people ages 15-25 on public lands across the country, including three projects in Nevada.

The grants, awarded through a competitive process, will support 22 projects on public lands throughout the West. Nevada's projects include:

* Reclamation and Nevada Conservation Corps Collaborative: The Great Basin Institute, in partnership with Reclamation and the Nevada Conservation Corp., will provide youth crews ...